Gurgaon woman spends over 50% of salary on rent, says she won’t change it: ‘I’m saving my peace, energy and time’
A Gurgaon woman has sparked a conversation online after revealing that she spends more than half of her salary on rent to live just a few minutes away from her workplace. While she acknowledged that the decision may not make financial sense to everyone, she said the convenience allows her to save time and energy while focusing on her well-being and side projects.A Gurgaon woman said she spent over half her salary on rent to live minutes away from her workplace. (Instagram/shaktidharni)(Also read: Gurgaon woman defends 9-to-5 jobs amid ‘quit corporate’ trend: ‘As long as it pays your bills, it’s fine’)Taking to Instagram, Shakti Dharni Pandey, who works at a school in Gurgaon, shared a video explaining why she has no plans to move to a cheaper neighbourhood despite the high rent.Why she chooses to pay higher rent”More than 50% of my salary goes into my rent, and I am not going to change it. Hi, my name is Shakti, and I work in a school in Gurgaon. I live in a spacious 1RK that is just a 4-minute walking dance from this school. And though I’m able to come home during class breaks, have a piping hot lunch, and complete my pending work, it costs me way too much. More than half of my school salary goes into rent every single month, which anyone would call a completely bad decision financially,” she said.Pandey said she could have moved farther away and found cheaper accommodation but chose convenience instead.(Also read:
